Jigsolve: Next up…

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Remember the jigsaw robot? Take a look at my pic history. The next goal is to turn the bars in the middle like my hand. That will fix some belt tension issues and make it much easier to build an up/down system for the nozzle. #jigsaw #robot #update #corexy #gantry #cnc #design #iterate #persistence #refine

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Next up I have to rotate the center of the gantry so that the bars are one above the other. Two reasons:

1. They will keep the pulleys at either end from bending inwards, which loosens the belt and causes movement problems.

2. When the end effector in the center is vertical, it will be much easier to make a system for lifting the nozzle. My first two lifting systems were not good enough, so this change doesn’t create new work for me.

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Jigsaw robot work. I like the symmetry. Probably throw this out and try something else.

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